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Corn is not a good crop for most of TN. Go north a few miles to KY and it's a major road side crop.Just add potatoes, corn, dried beans, garlic and onions and you would be doing pretty well!
Corn is not a good crop for most of TN. Go north a few miles to KY and it's a major road side crop.Just add potatoes, corn, dried beans, garlic and onions and you would be doing pretty well!
Green beans seem to e a popular commercial crop in my area Robin. But cattle and timber are king!Corn is not a good crop for most of TN. Go north a few miles to KY and it's a major road side crop.
We are looking at a drop in temps today and the next few days. We had minus 9° C last night. (about 14°F) and they are predicting down to minus 15°C for a few days. Absolute ZERO FAHRENHEIT... Really hope the seeds we planted deeper than usual for onions, garlic, sweetpeas and parsnips all survive... they should come up in the first few weeks of March at the latest as an early harvest the way we have had warm Feb. days the last few years.Will be planting cold weather plants for the first time in February.
We had a nice 60 degree day today, even let my greens get some sun. But down to 30 this weekend. Will be seeding some late winter/early spring things at the very end of the month.
We are looking at a drop in temps today and the next few days. We had minus 9° C last night. (about 14°F) and they are predicting down to minus 15°C for a few days. Absolute ZERO FAHRENHEIT... Really hope the seeds we planted deeper than usual for onions, garlic, sweetpeas and parsnips all survive... they should come up in the first few weeks of March at the latest as an early harvest the way we have had warm Feb. days the last few years.
End of the months seeding is for lettuce, spinach, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, and cabbage. I'll seed indoors in the unheated greenhouse , unless the temps look in the teens, then I'll seed indoors in the house. We have 14 more weeks till the last frost, but the plants listed above can stand some cold.
We have strewn compost on the garden, fresh hay, some nitrogen and phosphate (very little), ashes from the wood burning stove and ground up twigs from the acacia tree. The peas are about 5 inches apart and about 5 inches deep since late Nov. They will usually survive the cold without any covering since they are so deep. They will germinate in the early warm days of Feb./Mar. and we can harvest within 5 weeks after that. At about 7-8 inches height, we stretch a nylon net from front to back of the row, about 3 feet high and with 4 inch squares meshing. They climb well and we got so much last year that there are some still frozen in the freezer. Pea and cheese salad, green pea soup or mixed veggie soups are great.What type of system do you have for your sweet peas to grow on If I might ask?
Where can I order heirlooms and get them sent to Hungary without any import problems??? Contacts? Websites
I start in pots and them go to planting in ground on most things. Snap peas, beets, and carrots get seeded to the ground.
I was looking at my disastrous gardens yesterday. I got the leaves put down, but it's been so wet, I haven't tilled them under. Maybe soon.
ONLY...we cannot get non-GMO seeds here. I have searched and amazon or other places show "not available" on ALL HEIRLOOM seeds...
Where can I order heirlooms and get them sent to Hungary without any import problems??? Contacts? Websites?
I just love people who know what they are talking about...love the help DD. God bless you, it is all on paper now and I will start tomorrow to call and write them! GaryArche Noah Austria.
Hey guys! I’m adding blueberries to my container gardens this year. I’ve read that rabbiteye grows best here. Do any of y’all recommend a specific variety?
We are in zone 8b. I had no idea there were so many varieties and had never even heard of chill hours until the kids decided we needed blueberries growing. Also, I need to purchase two different varieties for pollination, correct?I’m in a colder zone than you Lexi, so won’t recommend what I grow here. What zone are you in? Rabbit eye doesn’t require many chill hours to bloom, so it’s a good one for TX.
We are in zone 8b. I had no idea there were so many varieties and had never even heard of chill hours until the kids decided we needed blueberries growing. Also, I need to purchase two different varieties for pollination, correct?
This chart is perfect! Thank you!Most blueberry bushes do require a cross pollinator. And all produce much more with one. For your warmer zone do a search for zone 8 blueberries to find the ones recommended. Also, on orchard sites they normally have you put your zone in so you won’t purchase the wrong fruit tree or bush. Here is a chart for pollination.
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